Press Release Edit: ESPN's NFL Draft Coverage
Upon noticing that ESPN had sent out its press release about its NFL Draft coverage, I thought I'd put my editing skills to good use and suggest some minor edits. You know, for the sake of accuracy.

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Boo
I enjoy the draft coverage ESPN gives, from war-room cameras, interviews with coaches and GMs, and the analysis/disagreements between the personalities.
Plus, who doesn't like Mortensen, Young, Jaws, Kornheiser, and Kiper?
by Jason Mayer on Apr 20, 2007 1:23 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Seriously?
You enjoy it?
It gives me a migraine so quickly. How many times can you hear the word "upside" before your head explodes?
by Peter Bean on Apr 20, 2007 1:27 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
seriously
I've always enjoyed the draft, and I can't think of ways that would necessarily make the coverage any better.
They have good analysts who sometimes turn out to be right and sometimes are wrong. Plus, I don't get all worked up over the number of times "upside" or "potential" may get used. That's just a byproduct of the fact that it's a draft.
Of the many things ESPN does that deserve derision, this is one thing that it actually gets right.
by Jason Mayer on Apr 20, 2007 1:34 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
I don't know...
I really hate ESPN's draft coverage, but I say that even though I sit and watch two days worth of it each year. And it is a serious marathon committment to watch it, so I don't know if I'm being fair criticizing their coverage. If I hated it so much, I could've voted with my remote years ago; I never do.
by Red Blooded on Apr 20, 2007 1:40 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
How to make it better:
Conduct the draft in a room with no contact with the outside world, then at the end of the day, have a 30 minute recap.
by Wells on Apr 20, 2007 4:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
A little of both...
I don't think it is as excruciating as PB, but some of these personalities are put up there simply to give the others something to talk about. They have no insight on reality whatsoever.
Mel Kiper is fucking worthless. A friend just wrote me... "Instead of employing Mel Kiper from January-April, I think ESPN would be better off renting a chicken and having it shit on a bingo style card. In the columns will be the teams, and in the rows will be the eligible players."
(Based on an early April 06 Kiper Mock)
First Round
Correct Picks (Team and Number) - 4 (D'Brick, Hawk, Davis, Mercedes Lewis)
Of the 32 picks, Kiper correctly identified 26 of them (missed Carpenter, Hali, Joseph, Mangold, Addai and Kiwi) as being first round picks
Second Round
Correct Picks (Team and Number) - 0
Correct Team, but wrong Pick number - 2 (McIntosh, Justice)
Of the 32 picks, Kiper correctly identified 15 of them as being 2nd round picks
Third Round
Correct Picks (Team and Number) - 0
Correct Team, but wrong Pick number - 3 (Winston, Youboty, Pope)
Of the 33 picks, Kiper correctly identified 12 of them as being 3rd round picks
Summary
In the ENTIRE first 3 rounds, Kiper only identified FOUR correct picks (Team and Number).
In the ENTIRE first 3 rounds, Kiper only correctly identified 9 of 97 picks to the correct team.
Of the 97 players taken in the first 3 rounds, only 76 of them were in his 3 round mock draft.
by roywilliamsisgod on Apr 20, 2007 1:58 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
kiper
I don't think Kiper should be looked at for his mock draft capabilities. I value his analysis of college players and potential more than his ability to nail what team is picking what player. And argue all you want about that ability.
But I've always found mock drafts to be kind of worthless anyway. I have never found a use for them. I watch the draft to see who gets picked, not to see who some analyst thinks is going to get picked.
by Jason Mayer on Apr 20, 2007 2:35 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Valid Point
So then you would admit that ESPN & others have "Draft Experts" like Kiper just to add to the charade and hype? Point being...he may offer valuable insight, but don't call him something he is not. My grandmother is as much of a draft expert (in that respect of course) as Mel Kiper. He's just a good sports analyst, right?
by roywilliamsisgod on Apr 20, 2007 2:59 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Real question
can you point to anyone who has pegged the amount of 1st and 2nd rounders more accurately than Mel Kiper? It's one thing to post his stats, it's another to prove he's not good at what he does relative to his peers (or you or me or anyone else). Maybe he is and maybe he isn't, but from the numbers you provided alone I'm not willing to call him "worthless" -- though your grandmother sounds like she should be on ESPN.
by Red Blooded on Apr 20, 2007 3:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Shrutebag
Good one PB. ESPN never fails to "shrute" up the draft with the likes of the Hoge and other blowhards. I can only watch the first round and then after that, I would rather watch grass grow.
by kicker on Apr 20, 2007 3:09 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I can almost hear him now...
Hodge on Calvin Johnson: "He can't catch and he can't run. Reggie Ball carried that team last year. Georgia Tech hid their widereceivers, they didn't highlight them. Johnson is just terrible. I wouldn't hire him to wash my dog."
I never miss a chance to watch Merrill "VY-must-have-sodomized-my wife-and-kids" Hodge make an ass out of himself.
It's gold Jerry, GOLD!
by Useful Idiot on Apr 20, 2007 3:33 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
At least it fills the void
I found myself watching bits of Kentucky/South Carolina being replayed on ESPNU. I'll take anything at this point.
I agree with Peter that most of these guys are jackasses, I just like the drama and the "putting the puzzle together" aspect of draftday. Once you realize that EVERY team takes the full 15 minutes, you just leave the volume down and come back to the the tv every 14 minutes or so.
Other [more interesting] activities and alcohol enhance this ritual.
by BrooklynHorn on Apr 20, 2007 3:51 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
I watch the draft every year.
It ensures my wife will be out of the house for two days. I take the coverage with a grain of salt
by billb on Apr 20, 2007 6:00 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
"unbelievably fat"
Now there's a dandy insult. I happen to be fat and one of the reasons I come to BON is for a respite from the pervasive prejudice against overweight people I have to live with every day. If you think fat people are overweight because they are lazy, greedy, or lack self control, you need to put down the sports section and see what medical science has to say about the causes of obesity.
by Caradoc on Apr 20, 2007 8:03 PM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Yes, but
There's simply no denying the fact that Berman has nearly quadrupled in size since 1991.
by Jason Mayer on Apr 20, 2007 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
Keyshawn Johnson
Daily RDA of Trojan homerism: unless someone spikes Keyshawn's drink with Irvin's "Pre-broadcast pep pills," he cannot possibly be as bad as Irvin. But that only makes Keyshawn one on a long list... e.g., my daughters, who at 4 and 2 cannot actually follow a football game could do a better job than Irvin. They both speak in complete sentences for a start.
by DC Trojan on Apr 21, 2007 1:26 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
a buddy of mine
says that the instant he knew that he was going to marry his wife was on day 1 of draft day a few years ago when they had other plans, which got canceled for whatever reason. she then said, "well, why don't you just watch the draft and i'll make you some chili. you need me to go to the store for some beer?"
so far all the inanity of the draft, at least it brings people together, PB. people who like beer and chili.
by billyzane on Apr 21, 2007 10:44 AM CDT reply actions 0 recs
Touching story
Now I want beer and chili.
by Peter Bean on Apr 21, 2007 10:58 AM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
11:44:18 AM EDT
Was the instant I knew I was going to marry your buddy's wife.
by Red Blooded on Apr 21, 2007 12:43 PM CDT up reply actions 0 recs
























